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Recent Examples of intermittently
Zverev has intermittently heeded the advice, but his last match before the start of the Tour Finals ended in a 6-0, 6-1 shellacking by Sinner, aggravated by swelling in his right ankle.
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Internet access, disrupted during the election, appeared to be returning intermittently on Thursday.
—Reuters 10 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
The royal pair seemed light and breezy, taking in their view from just behind the pitch-clock, standing to cheer intermittently and chatting briefly with their seatmates.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The series, which will see government agency UNIT fending off a threat from the Sea Devils, will see Jemma Redgrave reprise her role as UNIT Commander-in-Chief Kate Stewart, after playing the role on Doctor Who intermittently since 2012.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
All of that is a harder sell if fans are accustomed to watching only intermittently.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
More recently, Lockhart appeared intermittently as matriarch Maria Ramirez on General Hospital and guest-starred as Ryan Stiles’ mother on The Drew Carey Show, as the Tanner girls’ kindergarten teacher on Full House and as the grandmother of Tori Spelling on Beverly Hills, 90210.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
Fewer Wedding Registries and More Fork Dinners Renaud Paul-Dauphin worked for Hermès intermittently over the course of 35 years and was instrumental in building its tableware business.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
The messages were sent with disappearing-message settings and continued intermittently over roughly 33 hours.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Internet access, disrupted during the election, appeared to be returning intermittently on Thursday.
—Reuters 10 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
The royal pair seemed light and breezy, taking in their view from just behind the pitch-clock, standing to cheer intermittently and chatting briefly with their seatmates.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The series, which will see government agency UNIT fending off a threat from the Sea Devils, will see Jemma Redgrave reprise her role as UNIT Commander-in-Chief Kate Stewart, after playing the role on Doctor Who intermittently since 2012.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
All of that is a harder sell if fans are accustomed to watching only intermittently.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
More recently, Lockhart appeared intermittently as matriarch Maria Ramirez on General Hospital and guest-starred as Ryan Stiles’ mother on The Drew Carey Show, as the Tanner girls’ kindergarten teacher on Full House and as the grandmother of Tori Spelling on Beverly Hills, 90210.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
Fewer Wedding Registries and More Fork Dinners Renaud Paul-Dauphin worked for Hermès intermittently over the course of 35 years and was instrumental in building its tableware business.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
The messages were sent with disappearing-message settings and continued intermittently over roughly 33 hours.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermittently
Adverb
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Emergency doctors at UofL periodically conduct trainings on mass casualty scenarios.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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Screens displayed the election results, periodically refreshed as onlookers awaited the most recent vote tally.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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That’s worsened a staffing crisis, with some airports’ control towers occasionally being without any controllers at all.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Even before the shutdown began, staff shortages occasionally triggered flight delays.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Children with autism can sometimes benefit from being prescribed melatonin, says Owens.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
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The buildout is sometimes delayed by regulations like mandates that cables run underground in bird habitats, Down To Earth magazine reported.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Intermittently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermittently. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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